Korea

Appendix 1 - International, Multilateral and Bilateral Agreements

Agreements with the IAEA
Amendments to Articles VI and XIV of the Agency Statute	Not Ratified
Agreement on privileges and immunities	Entry into force:	17 January 1962
NPT related agreement INFCIRC/236	Entry into force:	14 November 1975
Additional protocol	Signature:	21 June 1999
Supplementary agreement on provision of technical assistance by the IAEA	Entry into force:	21 January 1980
Other multilateral safeguards agreements
Korea/USA INFCIRC/111	Entry into force:	5 January 1968
Korea/France INFCIRC/233	Entry into force:	22 September 1975
RCA	Entry into force:	4 December 1992
*Other relevant international treaties*
NPT	Entry into force:	23 April 1975
Convention on physical protection of nuclear material	Entry into force:	8 February 1987
Convention on early notification of a nuclear accident	Entry into force:	9 July 1990
Convention on assistance in the case of a nuclear accident or radiological emergency	Entry into force:	9 July 1990
Vienna convention on civil liability for nuclear damage	Not signed
Joint protocol relating to the application of Vienna and Paris conventions	Not signed
Protocol to amend the Vienna convention on civil liability for nuclear damage	Not signed
Convention on supplementary compensation for nuclear damage	Not signed
Convention on nuclear safety	Entry into force:	24 October 1996
Joint convention on the safety of spent fuel management and on the safety of radioactive waste management	Entry into force:	16 September 2002
Other undertakings
Improved procedures for designation of safeguards inspectors	Not yet accepted
ZANGGER Committee	Member
Nuclear Suppliers Group	Member
Acceptance of NUSS Codes	Not yet accepted
Partial Test-Ban Treaty	Entry into force:	24 July 1964
Bilateral agreements
Agreement for Co-operation between the ROK and the USA concerning Civil Uses of Atomic Energy	in effect since	1956
Agreement, on Technical Co-operation between Korea and France	in effect since	1974
Agreement between Korea and France for the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy	signed in	April 1981
Agreement between Korea and Canada for Co-operation in the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy	in effect since	1976
Agreement between Korea and Australia concerning Co-operation in Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy and the Transfer of Nuclear Materials	in effect since	1979
Notes between Korea and Japan for co-operation in the field of peaceful uses of nuclear energy	exchanged in	May 1990
Protocol on co-operation in the field of peaceful uses of nuclear energy between the Ministry of Science and Technology of the ROK and the Ministry of Atomic Power and Industry of the USSR	in effect since	December 1990
Agreement between the ROK and the UK for co-operation in the peaceful use of nuclear energy	signed in	November 1991

Appendix 2 - Directory of the main organisations, instituions and companies involved in nuclear power-related activites

National atomic energy authority -

Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)

Government Complex-Gwacheon City

Chungang-dong, Gyeonggi-do 427-760 Republic of Korea

Tel: +82-2-503-7646

Fax: +82-2-503-7673

Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST)

Government Complex-Gwacheon City

Chungang-dong, Gyeonggi-do 427-760 Republic of Korea

Tel: +82-2-503-7600

Fax: +82-2-504-7636

http://www.most.go.kr/

Ministry of Commerce, Industry & Energy (MOCIE)

Government Complex-Gwacheon City

Chungang-dong, Gyeonggi-do 427-760 Republic of Korea

Tel: +82-2-503-7171

Fax: +82-2-503-9603

http://www.mocie.go.kr/

Nuclear industry

Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI)

150, Dukjin-dong Yusong-gu

Daejon 305-353 Republic of Korea

Tel.: +82-42-868-2000

Fax: +82-42-868-9161

http://www.kaeri.re.kr/

Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety (KINS)

19, Kusong-dong Yusong-gu

Daejon 305-338 Republic of Korea

Tel: +82-42-868-0014

Fax: +82-42-861-1700

http://www.kins.re.kr/

Korea Cancer Center Hospital(KCCH)

215-4, Gongneung-dong

Nowon-gu

Seoul 139-706, Republic of Korea

Tel: +82-2-974-2501

Fax: +82-2-978-2005

http://www.kcch.re.kr/

Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO)

167, Samseong-dong

Gangnam-gu

Seoul 135-791, Republic of Korea

Tel: +82-2-3456-3511

Fax: +82-2-3456-3599

http://www.kepco.co.kr/

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., LTD (KHNP)

167, Samseong-dong

Gangnam-gu

Seoul 135-791, Republic of Korea

Tel: +82-2-3456-2206

Fax: +82-2-3456-2219

http://www.khnp.co.kr/

Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction Co.

555, Guygok-dong

Changwon

Kyungnam 641-792, Republic of Korea

Tel.: +82-55-278-6114

Fax: +82-55-264-5551

http://www.doosanheavy.co.kr/

Korea Power Engineering Co., Inc. (KOPEC)

360-9, Mabuk-ri, Guseong-eup,

Yongin-si

Geonggi-do 449-910, Republic of Korea

Tel: +82-31-289-3114

Fax: +82-31-283-6215

http://www.kopec.co.kr/

Korea Nuclear Fuel Co., Ltd. (KNFC)

493, Deokjin-dong

Yuseong-gu

Daejon 305-353, Republic of Korea

Tel.: +82-42-868-1000

Fax: +82-42-861-2380

http://www.knfc.co.kr/

Korea Plant Services and Engineering Co., Ltd. (KPS)

196, Bundang-gu Geumgok-dong

Seongnam-si

Geonggi-do 463-480, Republic of Korea

Tel: +82-31-710-4114

Fax: +82-31-710-4115

http://www.kps.co.kr/

Energy research institutes

Korea Basic Science Institute

http://www.kbsi.re.kr/

Korean Superconducting Tokamak

Advanced Research (KSTAR)

http://www.knfp.net/

Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER)

http://www.kier.re.kr/english/index.html

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)

http://www.kaist.ac.kr/

Pohang University of Science and Technology

http://www.postech.ac.kr/e/

Pohang Accelerator Laboratory (PAL)

http://pal.postech.ac.kr/eng/index.html

Other organisations

Korean Nuclear Society

http://www.kaeri.re.kr/kns/

Korea Nuclear Information System (KORNIS)

http://kornis.kaeri.re.kr/

Organization for Korea Atomic Energy Awareness (OKAEA)

http://okaea.or.kr/english/index.php

Korea Atomic Industrial Forum

http://www.kaif.or.kr/

References

[1] Yearbook of Energy Statistics, MOCIE, Korea Energy Economic Institute, (2001).

[2] Atomic Energy Activities in Korea, MOST, (2001)

[3] Atomic Energy Laws of the Republic of Korea, MOST, (2001).

[4] Korean Statistical Yearbook, No. 40, National Statistical Office, ROK, (2001).

[5] Korea Economic Yearbook, The Federation of Korean Industries, (2001).

[6] Korean Atomic Yearbook, Korea Atomic Industry Forum, (2002).

[7] Korean Nuclear White Book, MOCIE, KHNP, (2002).

[8] IAEA Energy and Economic Data Base (EEDB).

[9] IAEA Power and Reactor System (PRIS).

[10] Data & Statistics. The World Bank, www.worldbank.org/data.

[11] Commission d'évaluation en matière d'énergie nucléaire: rapports de 1976, 1982 (actualisation) et 1987 (la production électronucléaire après l'accident de Tchernobyl).

[12] Comprehensive Nuclear Energy Promotion Plan, MOST, ROK (2002).

[13] Korean Statistical Yearbook, National Statistical Office, ROK (2002).

[14] Major Statistics of Korean Economy, National Statistical Office, ROK (2001).

[15] Korea Energy Review Monthly, Korea Energy Economics Institute, ROK (2001).

[16] Korean Atomic Yearbook, Korea Atomic Industry Forum, ROK (2002).

[17] Korean Nuclear White Book, MOCIE & KHNP, ROK (2002).

[18] Korean Nuclear Generation Yearbook, KHNP, (2002).

This is an edited extract from the IAEA Country Nuclear Power Profiles. The complete entry is available from the IAEA.

Last updated: 15 March 2006